Sophos AutoUpdate

A guide to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate from your PC

Sophos AutoUpdate is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was created by Sophos Limited. More information on Sophos Limited can be found here. Please open http://www.sophos.com/ if you want to read more on Sophos AutoUpdate on Sophos Limited's page. Sophos AutoUpdate is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate directory, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The full command line for removing Sophos AutoUpdate is MsiExec.exe /X{AFBCA1B9-496C-4AE6-98AE-3EA1CFF65C54}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is called SophosUpdate.exe and occupies 1.88 MB (1973144 bytes).

The executable files below are installed along with Sophos AutoUpdate. They take about 7.25 MB (7597304 bytes) on disk.

• ALMon.exe (1.41 MB)
• ALsvc.exe (742.84 KB)
• ALUpdate.exe (2.20 MB)
• SophosUpdate.exe (1.88 MB)
• AUTelem.exe (481.54 KB)
• GatherTelem.exe (279.05 KB)
• SubmitTelem.exe (294.34 KB)

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The current web page applies to Sophos AutoUpdate version 5.6.332 only. You can find here a few links to other Sophos AutoUpdate releases:

• 5.8.335
• 5.7.51
• 5.0.0.39
• 3.1.1.18
• 5.8.358
• 5.1.1.1
• 2.7.8.335
• 4.3.10.27
• 4.1.0.273
• 5.6.423
• 5.11.206
• 5.2.0.221
• 2.7.1
• 5.1.2.0
• 5.4.0.724
• 5.12.206
• 2.9.0.344
• 4.0.5.39
• 5.7.220
• 5.16.37
• 5.5.3.0
• 5.10.139
• 6.15.1417
• 4.1.0.65
• 4.1.0.143
• 3.1.4.81
• 2.7.5.326
• 5.3.0.516
• 5.6.484
• 5.14.36
• 6.16.878
• 2.5.10
• 5.2.0.276
• 5.7.533
• 5.5.2.1
• 5.11.177
• 2.6.0
• 4.2.2.1
• 5.18.10.0
• 5.4.0.751
• 5.17.243.0
• 2.10.1.357
• 2.5.9
• 6.15.1347
• 5.15.166
• 5.12.261
• 3.1.4.241
• 2.5.30
• 4.2.0.37
• 2.7.4.317
• 5.10.126

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A way to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos AutoUpdate is a program released by the software company Sophos Limited. Some people choose to erase this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this manually requires some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK procedure to erase Sophos AutoUpdate is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Sophos AutoUpdate or simply click the Search feature and type in "Sophos AutoUpdate". The Sophos AutoUpdate app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Sophos AutoUpdate in the list of programs, some information about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Sophos AutoUpdate, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Sophos AutoUpdate:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.sophos.com/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{AFBCA1B9-496C-4AE6-98AE-3EA1CFF65C54}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Sophos AutoUpdate.


8. After removing Sophos AutoUpdate, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Sophos AutoUpdate which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Sophos AutoUpdate with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Limited from your PC, nor are we saying that Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Limited is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.